Friday, May 18, 2007

Sometimes I feel like I’m sitting on the beach at the water’s edge. The waves keep coming either washing over me in a soft surge or bowling me over with a giant push. As the waters recede, I barely have time to recover. Water drips from my face, my matted hair, and stings my eyes.

In the distance I see another wave coming, building in its ferocity. Will it be a small one, or will it be the one to truly do me in? The wave swells, eating the water in front of it like a ravenous beast. I dig my fingers into the sand, but the previous waves have loosened the grains to watery mush. I can find nothing to cling to.

Then you’re there, holding out your hand. Your palm is warm and chases away the chills quaking through my body. I meet your gaze and find peace and calmness, but I can hear the roar of the approaching wave. I look away and fear consumes me again. My fingers slip from yours as I try to warn you of the threat.

Very softly, you call my name. “Dineen.”

I can barely hear your voice above the building rumble of water.

“Dineen.”

Reluctantly I look away from the growing threat, so close now I feel the first tremble of its spray. You’re still there, offering your peace, comfort and reassurance. I see it all in your face, and I feel your strength like a jolt of confidence surging through my bones, strengthening my resolve.

I reach for your hands—both this time. You pull me to my feet. I look down at the sand, careful to keep my hands in yours. The wave hits and crashes around our ankles. I feel the fury of the water, but I am not shaken. The wave, which had seemed so overwhelming, now recedes, diminished and broken.

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Here are the rules:1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.4. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

8 random facts/habits about me...

1. I started washing my own clothes at 7. Towels at 8...because I didn't like the way my mother folded them. :-P

3. I have five cats: Suzy, Katy, Mitty, Cuppy, and Little Bit (in the picture). All have birthdays on holidays. That's the only way we can keep track of their ages. :-)

4. I didn't care much for rock music as a teenage. Now all I listen to is Christian alternative. The more alternative, the better. Hee hee...

5. My idea of an idyllic day: Raining or snowing outside. Me inside by a fire, reading a good book.

6. This September, my husband and I will celebrate 20 years of marriage. Technically, we've been together for over 23 years. (Don't you dare ask how old I am!)

7. I am NOT a morning person.

8. My absolute favorite time of the year is fall. I celebrate the very first day of autumn by hanging a special wreath on my door and putting my favorite fall-colored table cloth out with pretty candles in the middle.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

The winner of Ransomed Dreams is Heidi! Thank you all for stopping by and posting. Feel free to leave suggestions for future blog posts. I have one idea about a series on perfectionism. I'm a recovering one myself... :-) How about you?

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DINEEN A. MILLER has won several prestigious awards for her fiction, and her devotional writing has been featured in Our Journey and Christian Women Online Magazine. Married for more than 23 years, she shares her life with a great guy who adores disc golf, her two daughters, who never stop surprising her with their own creativity, and a dog who no doubt is an angel in disguise. Her first book, Winning Him Without Words, 10 Keys to Thriving in Your Spiritually Mismatched Marriage, is available now. Her first novel, The Soul Saver, and novella, A Love Meant to Be, will both release next year.